adultery

Example Sentences

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Hence war, hence adultery, hence bestiality, Tim continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

She later accused him of adultery again leading to Kimberley trying to barricade herself in a room.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The mystery that Cave carves out of Fred’s apparent adultery is so thin that it’s transparent.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

“It’s about marriage, adultery and regular church attendance,” she whispered, clearly pleased with her pithy elevator pitch.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

This 1815 lithograph depicts the scandalous adultery trial of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling